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Myanmar parliament convenes as army prepares for new era of rule

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March 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s parliament convened on Monday ⁠for the first time since a coup five years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal ⁠return to […]

Rare-earth miner Lynas advances plans to supply Pentagon

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NEW YORK (Bloomberg): Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. has signed a binding letter of intent to supply the Pentagon with rare-earth oxides over a four-year period. Read full story Date: 16 […]

‘One Battle After Another’ takes best picture prize at the Oscars

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LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Reuters) – The darkly comic ⁠thriller “One Battle After Another” claimed the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, winning a close contest with […]

Congo Republic’s Sassou seeks new term amid subdued turnout, internet outage

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BRAZZAVILLE, March 15 (Reuters) – Congo Republic voted in a presidential ⁠poll on Sunday which is expected to extend the rule of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, one of Africa’s longest-serving […]

At least 10 patients killed in hospital fire in India’s Odisha

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BHUBANESWAR, ⁠India, March 16 (Reuters) – At least ⁠10 people were killed in a ‌fire that broke out in the trauma care unit of a hospital in the eastern ​Indian […]

Japan not planning Hormuz escort mission, PM Takaichi says

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TOKYO, March ⁠16 (Reuters) – Japan has no plan to dispatch naval vessels ⁠to escort vessels in the Middle East, Prime Minister ‌Sanae Takaichi said on Monday, after U.S. President […]

Trump eyes ‘Hormuz coalition’, seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub, Axios reports

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March ⁠15 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President Donald ‌Trump is working to ​assemble a ⁠coalition ⁠of countries to ⁠reopen ‌the ⁠Strait of Hormuz ​and ‌is hoping ⁠to ​announce it ⁠later this […]

Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says

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March 15 (Reuters) – An Afghan immigrant ⁠who previously worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan and later sought asylum in the United States ⁠died this weekend in Immigration and […]

Trump demands help from other countries to secure Hormuz

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NEW YORK (Bloomberg): President Donald Trump said he is “demanding” that other countries contribute to the defence of the Strait of Hormuz as it remains effectively closed to oil tankers […]

Trump says talks with Cuba ongoing, action possible after Iran

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March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United ⁠States could soon reach a deal with Cuba or take other action, ‌signaling that developments in […]

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